KNTV NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt June 4, 2024 23:11:00
And their nanny, smith. the question, why did the pilot, jeff hefner fail to respond to air traffic controllers within 15 minutes of departing, then fly for two hours, presumably on autopilot? the f-16 fighter jets that intercepted hefner's plane could see that he was slumped over and unresponsive. did he suffer a medical emergency? was he rendered unconscious due to a sudden loss of cabin pressure? and were his passengers also incapacitated? no one radioed a mayday call, and the fighter pilots reported the passenger window shades were down. hefner was a retired southwest airlines captain. >> ...